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bent mast Susie at 9:44pm 10.09.10 Day Sailers 1/1899 We bought a Hunter 146 and really like it. One problem,:cry: we bent the mast and I doubt that it wi
WIndy - my little mainsheet mod came in handy! OldCat at 7:56pm 10.09.10 Catalina 22 1/1495 Windy today:D Over on your side windy. Very gusty, big holes and bigger gusts. Many 30 degree win
Hot battery IanJ at 6:21pm 10.09.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1639 Recently I found one of my two wet house batteries with the two covers off, and the lead exposed. I
Reviews of O'day 23 sailing features O'dayO'boy at 5:47pm 10.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/17170 I have sailed for many years... 10 with an O'day outlaw... then to a marinner which I love for trail
Inboard engine for a O'day 25 dfrom at 5:46pm 10.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2646 I have a Oday 25 which came with a Vire 7 inboard motor. I am thinking about replacing the engine d
Keel Operation tommy at 4:57pm 10.09.10 Day Sailers 2/1525 Can anyone give me the proper way to bring the keel up and down while out of water and what to inspe
Lowering Mast on H340 Cool_Change at 4:47pm 10.09.10 Big Boats 4/2490 This is our first year taking down the mast on our 2000 h340....Our club has a crane for this and on
Lowering the boom ... next to the mast jveatch at 4:13pm 10.09.10 Big Boats 6/1718 We have a 2006 Hunter 36. We have had trouble bringing the main sail back in to the furling mast. I
H23.5 Water Ballast Question davidb at 3:00pm 10.09.10 Smaller Boats 3/1463 The last 2 times I have taken my H23.5, out I have had something happen that seems odd to me. At th
Reefing Roger Long at 2:40pm 10.09.10 Ask All Sailors 23/6371 I just came back this afternoon from a short, somewhat gnarly, daysail. Strider was plugging along
C&C 33-2 Owners Manual Wanted Imagineer at 1:49pm 10.09.10 C&C 3/4318 Greetings all you lucky C'C owners! I have just discovered that the C'C 33-2 (mid~late 80s models) i
understanding serial number oldsalt70 at 1:00pm 10.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1673 I know the serial no. breaks down into "manufacturer" "model sequence number" and "date built". Is
Need an expert's opinion hunter bum at 11:23am 10.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2234 I just bought a 1985 hunter 34 that needs to be almost completely remodeled. I'm estimating to spen
Leak through Keel bolts morris at 11:17am 10.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1803 We are worried we may have water seeping in through the keel as a result of a grounding. Can this be
356 Remove Holding tank shemandr at 8:12am 10.09.10 Big Boats 5/2116 I am thinking of replacing my holding tank - something is unholy down there. I've measured it and I
Charger/Inverter Location Switched Off at 8:02am 10.09.10 Big Boats 6/1593 Can I get a sense of where everyone has put their inverters. I am replacing my old Freedom 10 and th
What makes them a Legend? danstanford at 7:50am 10.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/6772 I see several models that share a Legend designation, and I think Hunter calls themselves Legend in
Using a trailer for 4'11" fix keel Cofresi at 7:42am 10.09.10 Trailer Sailors 12/5351 There are many fine 27 - 28 foot fixed keel sailboats for sale at very reasonable prices. I am very
New 27 questions and Atomic 4 issues in particular mpahl at 6:51am 10.09.10 Bigger Boats 3/1668 So, I bought a 1977 Oday 27 as my first "big" boat- coming from a 14' trailer dinghy... I looked the
Boat Babe makes cover of Lats & Atts Jim Seamans at 6:45am 10.09.10 Ask All Sailors 6/4365 October issue of Latitudes ' Attitudes features our very own Boat Babe on the cover. Way to go Steph

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Mainsail downhaul Joe at 5:28am 06.03.22 Tie the downhaul to one of the sliders/grommets BELOW the top one, where the halyard is attached.
Pinhole leak in 2015 Zodiak Wave brazenarticle at 5:24am 06.03.22 I had a pinhole in my Zodiac Cadet, it was tough to find and when I did I made a "temporary" repair
Oday 26 chain plate leak RoyS at 5:04am 06.03.22 When you rebed the chainplates pay attention to the four screws that hold the rectangular cover plat
O'Day 25 Head jerry_911 at 5:04am 06.03.22 Thanks for the advice. Seems to be an easy fix and a lot less plumbing to maintain. Question - as
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter Tally Ho at 4:55am 06.03.22
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation Tater at 4:45am 06.03.22 Nice find. I keep hoping things will calm down so I can go sailing again. Sorry about Covid. I und
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Terry Cox at 4:34am 06.03.22 Where are DNR balls located? How are they marked? The east side of Cypress Island has three locati
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access (3) Clutch Cargo at 4:13am 06.03.22 For Richard 19068 - here are images of how I replaced the access panel in the v-berth and made it re
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part NYSail at 3:55am 06.03.22 I replaced mine with ones made of stainless steel.... bought from Defender and look much nicer and w
2003 473 seeking toerail NYSail at 3:53am 06.03.22 How bad is the original one damaged? A professional wood mill shop can make it for you easily. Have
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions? (2) Ghowes at 12:02am 06.03.22
Great Lakes Maiden Voyage Help Dustin7 at 9:49pm 06.02.22 Don't miss the opportunity! I'm excited for you so I laid out an itinerary. Based on 2 days to ge
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 9:23pm 06.02.22 I really doubt that the foam was ever bonded to the outer shell, and they are not intended to be a c
Outboard mounting bolts seized (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 06.02.22
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 06.02.22 No worries. A count of how many bolts and screws will suffice as well
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation Captain Larry-DH at 7:40pm 06.02.22 Those are fast, and go well even in light air. :thumbup:
New Hunter 19-2 update Henry Scurlock at 7:30pm 06.02.22 It looks pretty sharp Hard-To :)
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Timm R Oday25 at 7:06pm 06.02.22
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 7:01pm 06.02.22 Not planning to pour the adhesive into the cracks. That might work only for smaller areas adjacent t
Single-handed docking (1) DArcy at 6:49pm 06.02.22 I thought there was a rule to never approach the dock faster than you would want to hit it. Ha, th

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